Jody Kleinof Brandt &
Hochman is actively adding to her list of clients right now, so if you’re
looking for an established agent to represent your book, this is a good time to
query Jody.

Jody began her publishing career in
2008 as an assistant to Gail Hochman at Brandt & Hochman, where she now has her own clients and handles first-serial rights for the
agency. Jody is an artist and an athlete, who runs, swims and practices
yoga in her free time. She also loves cooking and getting lost in unique
neighborhoods of New York City.

You can also query Gail Hochman herself - by mail only, and who knows. Scott Turow's not writing much these days, maybe Gail needs some new clients, too.

Brian Henry will lead a "How to Get Published”workshop on Saturday, May 4,
in Barrie, with guest literary agent Olga Filina of The Rights Factory
(see here).

Also, Brian will host “From the Horse’s
Mouth: Getting published or self-published” at Ryerson University on June 15 with Stacey Donaghy of the Corvisiero Literary Agency, Greg Ioannou of Iguana
Books, and Patrick Crean of HarperCollins
Canada(details here).

However, before you submit, though, the best way to get your
manuscript into shape is with a weekly course. This summer, Brian will be
leadingIntensive Creative Writingcourses on Tuesday afternoons in Burlington (details here) and on Thursday evenings in Mississauga (details here).

Brian Henry has been a book editor, writer, and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He teaches creative writing at Ryerson University. He also leads weekly creative writing courses in Burlington, Mississauga, Oakville and Georgetown and conducts Saturday workshops throughout Ontario. His proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get published.